Arkansas State Trooper Cpl. Royce Denney was fired Friday, July 27, and has submitted an appeal to Col. J.R. Howard, the Arkansas State police announced Thursday.

Denney was involved in the traffic stop which led to the dismissal of former Arkansas State running back Michael Dyer.

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The letter from Col. J.R. Howard says Denney's judgment showed that he was "unable to conform to the standards of professionalism" required by the agency.

Dyer was ticketed for going 96 mph in a 70 mph zone during the March 10 stop. The letter says Denney wrongly turned off his in-car video recorder, illegally confiscated the gun and dumped the marijuana along the road.

Dyer was a star at Auburn, but followed assistant Gus Malzahn to Arkansas State when Malzahn took the head coaching job. He was dismissed last week.